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Any why should they? Our spinners are mediocre. And IPL has ensured that all batsmen do not feel Indian conditions to be alien.

Posted by
loudmouth
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February 15, 2013, 9:33 GMT

Australia will have to play exceptionally well and India will have to fold for this series to go the Aussie's way! I expect the young Indian batsmen to really stand up in this series and the Indian spinners will probably be too much for Australia. I predict 2 - 0 to India even though I'm an Australian supporter....

Posted by
on
February 15, 2013, 8:52 GMT

On the one hand, now is the best time to tour India, they seem to be the weakest they've been in many years. On the other hand, it's the worst time because nobody will give you credit anymore for beating India in India, they'll say it's expected.

Posted by
xylo
on
February 14, 2013, 23:35 GMT

@ sonipatX1: you might do well to pull your head out of the sand and have a look around.

Posted by
blink182alex
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February 14, 2013, 22:50 GMT

Boycott didn't say the Aussie spinner are very good, he said they aren't very good. It's his Yorkshire accent.

Posted by
natty_no_goals
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February 14, 2013, 22:28 GMT

A sad, pedantic person here - there's a mistake in the transcript. When it says: "So it's a very different game, and I don't blame the one-day player totally" [for lack of technique in contemporary test batsmen], he actually said "I don't blame the modern player totally". Makes all the difference, I think..

Posted by
sabee66
on
February 14, 2013, 21:12 GMT

Mr.Geofary.
Pakistan batting showed how much u know about cricket.
U should be a flying a plane
Key batsman is shafiq and pakistan has made 253...anything else guys

Posted by
iamgroot
on
February 14, 2013, 18:32 GMT

Indian team is having lot of issues in last 2 years or so especially after the world cup. We had highs and lows. Most of the people who comment here think they are better than the players or the captain who manages the team. If indian team won they say its because of individuals and if indian team loses its because of our captain like he is the only one in the team. What nonsense. Its a team game. Our top 6 are pure batsman and they are supposed to score runs. If they dont score and are going through poor form is the captain to be blamed? If the bowlers dont bowl proper line and length to the opposition batsman who is to be blamed? Indian team lost badly in australia but what happened in England was bad luck. I agree with one of the gentlemen here who said spinning wickets are test wickets. Yes of course. Australia was bowled out for 40 something, Recently NZ and then Pak, Eng also were wiped out in middle east by pak. All teams are vulnerable outside their home country except SA.

Posted by
KarachiKid
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February 14, 2013, 17:04 GMT

India, caught IPL bowled IPL...game over.

Posted by
Unmesh_cric
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February 14, 2013, 16:54 GMT

@shrstogi, I agree with you. Everything that Geoff Boycott said here makes sense, except one sentence "Australia's spinners are VERY GOOD". Are you kidding me? Australia's spinners can be decent to good, much like their Indian counterparts. But terming them as "very good" on any pitch is a cricketing misjudgment. My guess is that this series will be decided by how both these teams bat. There are a couple of really good batters on both sides. It would be crucial how their form would be and whether they can make the big runs. I do not anticipate any extra-ordinary bowling efforts from both sides.

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